Hot water heater... Drain after every trip?
Hi all, So we just completed out second weekend to shake out our new Evergreen. So far everything has been good save a few minor things. I have been draining all the water as we have still been seei...
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I never used to drain mine, then I got some sulphur smelling water that coincided with my wife getting sick and bringing a premature close to our camping season.
Next camping season it smelled HORRIBLE as a result.
Now what I do is open my low point drains to drain the water out of my lines. Then I open the hot water valve in the bathroom. Then I open the pressure relief valve of my water heater. It takes 10 or 15 minutes, but it drains all the water out of my water heater without fiddling with the drain on the heater itself.
No more stinky water, no worry about old water, no extra hassle.
Next camping season it smelled HORRIBLE as a result.
Now what I do is open my low point drains to drain the water out of my lines. Then I open the hot water valve in the bathroom. Then I open the pressure relief valve of my water heater. It takes 10 or 15 minutes, but it drains all the water out of my water heater without fiddling with the drain on the heater itself.
No more stinky water, no worry about old water, no extra hassle.
